Re: [misterhouse-users] USB-UIRT newbie

[Kirk B. <ki...@ka...>]

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004, David Norwood wrote:

> > I was able to add my Tivo's "Play" command to the system by using
> > Premise System's IR library and pasting the code into the learning web
> > page.  Is this the most efficient way to import codes at this point?  Is
> > there any way to learn them using some other program and then importing
> > that into Misterhouse?
> 
> AFAIK, the only option for learning is the Girder program on Windows. 

Is this Girder program free?  That box is a Linux box, but could I
install Girder on my XP laptop and learn all of the codes and then
transfer them over to Misterhouse somehow?  Or would I just be better
off finding the codes in the Premise System IR library.

> > And another thing -- I'm sending the IR commands out using a Powermid
> > triangle and I thought there was an IR blaster on the front of the
> > USB-UIRT, but the powermid didn't seem to even detect any IR being
> > emitted.  But I was able to hook up an external IR blaster to the back
> > of the USB-UIRT and now it works great.
> 
> I am using the built-in emitter with a Powermid pair and it works fine. 

Hmm, strange.  I wonder if the built-it blaster isn't working.  It isn't
a big deal since I have the external blaster anyways.

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